Text: 1 Kings 1:34
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 6:17
Subject: Anointing and ark placement in the tent David pitched
Source: John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1763)
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 1 Kings 1:34, Zadok the priest anoints Solomon as king (מָשַׁח, mashach) and the ram's horn (שׁוֹפָר, shofar) is sounded, while 2 Samuel 6:17 describes the ark being set in the tent David had pitched, followed by burnt offerings and peace offerings. The echo connects Solomon's anointing to the earlier moment when David established God's dwelling place in Jerusalem — both events mark the convergence of Davidic kingship and worship of Yahweh in the royal city. Solomon's anointing thus takes place in the sacred geography David created when he brought the ark to Zion.